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Old 08-08-2010 | 10:05 AM
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Default RE: Degree of Scale

From the models i have seen in person, owned or know alot about, none of the asian manufacturers Except Comp-Arf make anything that would fair well in any of the higher scale competitions. The Yellow F-18 is off in places on outline and is slightly higher in correct-ness than most sport-scale models, But i wouldn't even classify them as an "asian arf" because i'm about 95% sure each one of their arfs are HAND built here in the USA. Skymaster probably comes next in line, and then FB and FEJ are about the same. From what i have seen with the level of detail put into the FEJ, FB and skymaster F-14, i am not impressed by their "scale fidelity" as the f-14 from all 3 of those manufacturers have Huge outline issues, but it looks like an F-14.. so thats close enough for them i guess..

If you want a true "scale" model, you will either have to build it from scratch or pay the $$$$ for the kits that are available. If you just want something that is going to look about right and just be a good looking weekend jet, then go with what you like and look at previous build threads, pictures, etc of previous and current models from that manufacturer to see how much detail they put into the models. which IMO skymaster seems to be about the most detailed with all of their models.